| Utah Program Promotes Identity Theft While Aiding Pregnant Illegal Aliens  The Utah Department of Health has been issuing what appear to be false Social Security Numbers (SSNs) to pregnant illegal aliens who apply for a state and federally funded prenatal-care program, news outlets in Utah reported last week. The state administered program at issue, “Baby Your Baby,” provides low-income expectant mothers who meet certain qualifications prenatal healthcare services for up to two months while they wait for their Medicaid applications to be approved.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obama Expands Work Program for Foreign Students  In a move that places American students at a disadvantage, the Obama Administration announced last week that it would expand the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program for foreign students. Under the OPT program, foreign students are authorized to work in the U.S. under certain conditions: during annual vacation or other times when school is not in session; up to 20 hours per week while school is in session; or between 12 and 29 months following completion of a qualifying degree program.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mexican Authorities Stop Trucks Filled with Illegal Aliens  Mexican authorities stopped two tractor-trailer trucks with in 513 illegal aliens from Central America and Asia last week. Mexican authorities were able to detect the individuals jam-packed into the trucks—240 in the back of one tractor, 273 in the other—using X-ray technology at a southern Mexico checkpoint.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drugs Flood Both Borders as Senators Worry about Delays  The Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security met last week to discuss security and commerce along America’s northern border. As Chairman of the full Judiciary Committee, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) commented, “it is very challenging to guard and protect the longest, non-militarized border in the world.”
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘Secure’ Border Needs to Maintain National Guard Troops  As the Obama Administration continues to bring immigration issues to the forefront of the 2012 campaign, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it is petitioning Congress for the funds to keep 1,200 National Guard troops along the border until September of this year.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Senate Committee Guts Anti-Sanctuary City Measure  In a startling maneuver, the Texas Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday gutted the anti-sanctuary city bill that had been moving through the Texas legislature. By a unanimous vote (8-0), the committee members stripped House Bill 12, which would have prohibited public officials from restricting the enforcement of federal immigration law, and replaced it with Senate Bill 9.
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